

package com.hazelcast.map;

import com.hazelcast.internal.services.PostJoinAwareService;

import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * Factory for MapLoader or MapStore instances, specifiable in MapStoreConfig.
 *
 * @param <K> type of the MapStore key
 * @param <V> type of the MapStore value
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface MapStoreFactory<K, V> {

    /**
     * Produces a MapLoader or a MapStore for the given map name and properties.
     * This method will be executed as part of a Hazelcast member's post-join operations,
     * therefore it needs to adhere to the rules for post join operations, as described in
     * {@link PostJoinAwareService#getPostJoinOperation()}.
     *
     * @param mapName    name of the distributed map that the produced MapLoader or MapStore will serve
     * @param properties the properties of the MapStoreConfig for the produced MapLoader or MapStore
     */
    MapLoader<K, V> newMapStore(String mapName, Properties properties);
}

